Q: Is 24,440,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,440,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,440,042 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 24440042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 19 22 38 59 118 209 418 649 991 1,121 1,298 1,982 2,242 10,901 12,331 18,829 21,802 24,662 37,658 58,469 116,938 207,119 414,238 643,159 1,110,911 1,286,318 2,221,822 12,220,021 and 24,440,042, with no remainder.

Since 24,440,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,440,042, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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